Yielding better returns with SPF pigs

Pigs with a high health status render better economic results as a healthy animal reduces the need for antibiotic use and increases the yield. However, staying free of germs is more difficult than becoming free. Healthy livestock production is becoming increasingly important, particularly as antibiotic use in livestock farming needs to be reduced in order to prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance. To facilitate the reduction in antibiotic use there needs to be a stronger focus on h